11,355 ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10,156
- 2016: 10,803
- 2021: 11,355
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gympie · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gympie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Much higher proportions of seniors and Indigenous people set Gympie apart from similar areas. It is one of the largest places of its type in the region, with a typical resident aged 42. This makes the population noticeably older than both the Queensland and national figures.
11,355
▲ +11.8%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gympie — higher than 88% of areas.
| Gympie | 11,355 |
|---|---|
| 4570, QLD | 46,427 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 11,355, making it among the largest areas at this level. Residents are typically 42 years old, which is 4 years older than the national figure.
42 yrs ▲ +5.0%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 24.1% of the population, which is well above the Queensland figure of 17.0%. In contrast, children under 15 account for 18.4%, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
24.1% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.4% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gympie splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (24%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous people make up 5.6% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. Around 11.9% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is about the same as the national average.
5.6% ▲ +72.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▲ +14.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Gympie splits fairly evenly between Never married (37%) and Married (36%), with Divorced at 14%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Gympie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31280/gympie/topic/demographics-identity